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My interest in dope was getting way out of proportion to my interest in music - Dr John, pianist, explaining why he kicked heroin after 35 years, New York Times
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I don't bother with novels because most of them are so unreal and predictable - Mary Whitehouse, retiring reactionary, Guardian
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